He made the appeal after a SUV driven by a 20-year-old hit another car while travelling at high speed on the wrong side of the road in Rome overnight, killing a woman.
Salvini presented the changes to the highway code after another high-profile case in which a five-year-old Roman boy was killed when his mother’s car was hit by an SUV doing over 120 km/h and driven by a young YouTuber.
“The new highway code seeks to combat and prevent these tragedies,” League leader Salvini said via social media.
“No big cylinder cars for the first THREE years after passing the driving test, instead of one (at the moment).
“While we wait for parliament to approve it, I appeal to parents - don’t let your children get their hands on vehicles they cannot control.
“This regards the lives of everyone.”
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